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Grevillea 'Dorothy Gordon' (Spider flower 'Dorothy Gordon')

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Variety or Cultivar
'Dorothy Gordon' is an upright, bushy, evergreen shrub with deeply divided bronze-flushed, mid- to bright green leaves and, throughout the year, dense racemes of petalless, dark purple flowers with long, pale pink styles.
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Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
3 m 2 m 10-20 years
9 ft 6 ft 10-20 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Grow in neutral or acid, well-drained soil in a sunny, sheltered position. Not fully hardy so needs winter protection. Under glass, grow in lime-free compost with grit in full light.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Ground Cover, Beds and borders, Sub-Tropical, City, Hedging/Screens, Wildlife, Wallside and trellises, Conservatory, Bees (attract & feed bees)

UK hardiness

H4

USDA zones

Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10, Zone 11

Sunset zone

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Low
Central Valley = Low
South Coastal = Low
South Inland = Low
High and Intermediate Desert = Inappropriate
Low Desert = Moderate/Medium

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Upright, Bushy

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Contact may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction.

Plant care

Pruning

Outdoors, Pruning group 1. Tolerates hard pruning or coppicing. May need restrictive pruning if grown under glass.

Propagation methods

Seed, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Grafting

Pests

Generally pest-free.

Diseases

Generally disease-free.

Selective pruning only (only if needed)

Take semi-hardwood cuttings in late-summer

Propagate from grafting in winter (advanced)

Protect from cold drying winds (in cold areas)

Protect in winter with dry mulch (in cold areas)

Bring tender indoors if container grown (in cold areas)

Plant in acidic soil

Plant in acid soils that are moist but well-drained

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